It is a nice dark creme, perfect for some art or, in this case, a topper! I added two coats of the blue:

This blue looks amazing when it is painted or stamped over dark colors, but is very sheer on its own or over light colors. And, yes, I know the clean-up here is a mess. I was rushing and knew I was going to stamp over it. So, basically, I was too lazy to do a perfect clean-up knowing I was going to have to do it again.

I used BuNa B to stamp some crazy zig zags:

It is topped with one coat of Seche here. I changed the placement of the stamp a bit for each nail. I really like nails that aren’t exactly the same. That is, in part, because I’m terrible at making them all perfectly the same. But, I also like the slight variation that it gives.

I hope you are all as excited for M Polish’s release as I am. If you want to see more swatches and keep up to date on the release, don’t forget to follow @mpolishes on Instagram!

You may note that my Seche is not in the normal bottle. That would because one of my kiddos dropped the bottle. I have no idea how they got it, but they did. So it is now housed in one of my empties.

I started this mani with Essie Protein Base and two coats of The Mighty Red Baron:

This is with no top coat. This color is freaking gorgeous. I had wanted it for a long time, but hadn’t pulled the trigger because I wasn’t quite sure it was what I wanted. I was stupid. It is perfect.

Once I stopped giving my nails googly eyes, I used M Polish to stamp the hearts with the Pueen plate then top coated with Seche:

This white does have a bit of pearl to it, which is why it seems to lean a bit more silver. This is one of my white prototypes and it has not yet received a name. Keep an eye for more swatches. They are starting to pop up!

I’m quite pleased with this mani. It was the perfect simple mani that i was hoping for, even if it does look like I am ready for Valentine’s Day!

Earlier this year, I did a chalkboard mani. I used a basic black, stamped in white, then matted it. I LOVED that mani so much. So, I decided to reboot it.

If I’m being honest, it is a bit of a fail. It was meant to be a black and green gradient, mimicking black and green chalkboards. Unfortunately, the green I picked was a little too dark for a good contrast. I still love it, but if (when) I reboot the gradient, I’ll pick a different green.

In hindsight, this may be where I went wrong. A white base may have provided more contrast. Nothing I can do now, but maybe my fails will make for someone else’s successes!

After that was dry, I used a damp make-up sponge with Hunter and Willa for create the gradient:

You can see the contrast a bit better here, but it is still pretty tough.

Once the gradient was dry, I used the pearl white to stamp:

This is topped with one coat of Seche. I ALWAYS top coat before I put down the matte coat. I can’t speak for all matte top coats, but every one I have tried wrecks nail art if you don’t top coat first.

Once this was dry, I added the matte top coat:

And there ya’ have it! Even if they didn’t come out quite as I had envisioned, they are still super fun and I will do them any chance I have!

What do you think? Do you have any cutsy fun nails that you love to recreate?

Tonight, I bring you nails designed and executed by Mr. Megatuce. Despite having a massive number of plates, I did not have a troll, which was his first choice. No gnomes or leprechauns. So he settled for unicorns and mermaids.

They didn’t turn out too bad, did they?? This was his first time painting and stamping! Here’s some of the highlights:

Laying down a coat of Cult Cosmetics Yuna. So far so good…

This is where I mentioned clean-up brushes. All caution went out the window!

But he did clean them up quite nicely.

I’m kind of surprised, honestly. He painted my toes once when I was pregnant, but nothing like this. I wonder if he secretly practices…?